Honshu Optional Tour 2006
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758 Kapahulu Avenue Suite 220 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Tel: (808) 739-9010 Fax: (808) 735-0142 TAR#4988 Email address: [email protected] AUTUMN HONG KONG & TOKYO TOUR (including MACAU ) (Oct 31 – Nov 09, 2019) Oct 31 THURSDAY HONOLULU – HONG KONG (via Tokyo/ Narita)___ 9:30a.m. Please meet NADINE SHIMABUKURO, your local bilingual tour guide at the Japan Airlines check-in area located at Lobby #5 at Honolulu International Airport. Nadine will give you your “E” ticket receipt & luggage tags. Please have your passport ready. Due to tight airport security, you will be checking in individually or as a family. 12:15p.m. Depart on JAPAN AIRLINES FLT. #781 bound for TOKYO/ NARITA, Japan. A meal will be served one hour after take-off. In-flight meals: LUNCH: Main entrée’: Beef or Chicken, Salad, Miso Soup, & Seasonal Ice Cream Prior to arrival: Ham & Cheese Croissant Sandwich with Yogurt Throughout the flight, you can enjoy JAL's SKY TIME drink (real “Yuzu” Citrus Juice), other soft drinks, assorted beers, wines, sake, coffee, tea, and green tea are complimentary. Nov 01 FRIDAY HONG KONG__________________________________ 4:15p.m. Arrival at Narita/ Tokyo International Airport (no need pick up your luggage, JAL will be transfer your luggage to your next flight to HONG KONG. 6:10p.m. Depart on JAPAN AIRLINES FLT.#735 bound for HONG KONG. 10:30p.m. Arrive Hong Kong International Airport. Clear immigration & customs formalities. Meet local Hong Kong guide, board our motorcoach to be transfer to our hotel in downtown Tsimshatsui for 4 nights stay at ROYAL PACIFIC HOTEL & TOWERS. This hotel is directly connected to the China-Macau Ferry Terminal. China Hong Kong City and Ocean Terminal are near. There are 2 shopping malls with lots of places to shop and eat. Nov 02 SATURDAY HONG KONG __( 1 Day Tour)_____________________ Buffet Breakfast at hotel. 9:00a.m. Bus departs for a day tour of Hong Kong Island. Visiting famous Victoria Peak which overlooks the city’s famous skyline. Aberdeen Fishing Village, with Sampan ride and close-up look at the local boat community. Stanley Market is great for bargain hunting for souvenirs. Dim Sum Lunch on the Jumbo Floating Restaurant, one of the most filmed restaurants in Hong Kong. Afternoon visit to WANCHAI BLUE HOUSE CLUSTER. The Blue House Cluster consists of three interconnected buildings: Blue House, Yellow House, and Orange House. It is the recipient of the Award of Excellence in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2017. The Blue House is a four-storey Lingnan-style house built in the 1920s with a mixture of Chinese and Western architectural features. The distinctive blue color was not a deliberate aesthetic decision — the decorators only had blue paint, so a blue house it became. In the 1950s and 1960s, kung fu master Wong Fei-Hung’s student Lam Sai-Wing and his nephew launched their kung fu studio here. 4:00p.m. Return back to the hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure. ( B, L ) Victoria Peak Jumbo Floating Restaurant Sampan boat Stanley Market WanChai Blue House Cluster Nov 03 SUNDAY HONG KONG __( Evening Tour)__________________ Buffet Breakfast at the hotel. Today free time to walk around the Kowloon area until 4:00p.m. 5:00p.m. TEMPLE STREET NIGHT MARKET, the largest and most popular place to shop in Hong Kong. When night falls, neon lights buzz Hong Kong's liveliest market into life. Covering multiple city with cheap clothes, delicious open-air street stall food, watches, pirated CDs and DVDs, fake labeled clothing, sports and everyday footwear. 7:15p.m. Transfer to HUNG HOM FERRY PIER for BAUHINIA HARBOR DINNER CRUISE. Experience the beauty of Hong Kong Island by night on the Bauhinia Harbour Cruise. The stunning skyline illuminated after dark and the spectacular harbor views, as you savor a buffet dinner. At 8pm every night, 40 iconic buildings on both sides of the harbor erupt in a sensational light and music extravaganza showcasing the vibrancy and glamorous night vista of Hong Kong. 10:00p.m. Return back to the hotel. ( B, D ) Temple Street Night Market Bauhinia Cruise Boat Hong Kong Harbor Nov 04 MONDAY HONG KONG – MACAU – HONG KONG Breakfast at the hotel. 8:15a.m. Walk over to China-Macau Ferry Terminal for a 1 Day Tour of Macau. 8:30a.m. Depart Hong Kong for Macau by turbo-jet. Turbo Jet to Macau Ruins of St. Paul Macau Tower Macau is a place where the East meets West. In this tour, you will be shown the charm of Chinese and Portuguese heritages embraced in an array of modernized architecture. A visit to RUINS of ST. PAUL, the ruins of a 17th-century complex in Santo António, Macau. Today, the ruins are one of Macau's best known landmarks. A MA TEMPLE is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu built in 1488. Lunch at Macau Tower, the tower measures 1,109 feet in height from ground level to the highest point. Hong Kong casino billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-Sun was so impressed by the Sky Tower in Auckland that he commissioned a similar one to be built in Macau. We will also give you some time to try your luck at one of the famous Casinos in Macau. Macau is the gambling capital of the world. Its economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, and in 2006 it surpassed Las Vegas as the world's largest gambling center by revenue. 4:30p.m. Return back to Hong Kong. ( B, L ) Nov 05 TUESDAY HONG KONG – TOKYO/ NARITA – TOKYO____ Breakfast at hotel. Check-out of the hotel. 7:30a.m. Transfer to Hong Kong International Airport. 8:30a.m. Arrive at Hong Kong International Airport. Please have your passport & e-ticket ready. 10:20a.m. Depart on Japan Airlines Flt. #736 bound for Tokyo/ Narita International Airport 3:20p.m. Arrive Tokyo/ Narita International Airport. Clear immigration and customs formalities. After immigration, please pickup your own baggage from the carousel and go thru custom. We will then proceed to board our chartered bus to TOKYO, ODAIBA. Arrive at the GRAND NIKKO TOKYO DAIBA HOTEL for 4 nights stay located in Odaiba overlooking the Rainbow Bridge and across from Aqua City(shopping mall). For dinner you can go to Aqua City: 1st floor has a Food Court, the 5th floor has a Sizzler Restaurant, all you can eat salad bar. Pass Sizzler, 3 shops down is called “ GOTOUCHI MEN MATSURI (Noodles from famous parts of Japan). 100yen “DAISO” on the 4th floor next to KUMAZAWA Book Store. Aqua City - most shops close at 9:00pm except restaurants at 11:00pm Rainbow bridge from Odaiba AQUA CITY & FUJI TV DIVER CITY TOKYO PLAZA After check in, the rest of the day is at your leisure. ( B ) Nov 06 WEDNESDAY _______TOKYO (shopping & night show tour)_ Breakfast at hotel. Some leisure time till 3:00p.m. 4:00p.m. Bus departs for UENO & AMEYOKO MARKET a street along the Yamanote Train Line Tracks between Okachimachi and Ueno stations. NIKI no KASHI maybe one of Ameyoko’s most famous vendors. They have been in business since 1947, a large discount shop for sweet and candies. MARUYASU, sells smoked scallops, ika(cuttlefish), tiramisu chocolate. They also give special discounts to HAWAII GROUPS. Regular price, 2850 Yen: Smoked scallops (280grams) / Hawaii rate: 1950Yen After shopping in UENO & AMEYOKO area, drive to ROPPONGI. 6:30p.m. Arrive at Roppongi ‘KINGYO”. Before the show, we will be served a “Kingyo Bento” for dinner. Smoked Scallops Kingyo Night Show Kingyo Bento KINGYO BENTO COURSE(*menu contents subject to change depending on seasonal or stock availability) 1 DRINK INCLUDED: Shochu, Whiskey, Orange Juice, Oolong Tea, Ginger Ale, & Cola. 7:30p.m. The pretty, fascinating and powerful performance given by the male and “Mahu” transsexual dancers through the 50-minute show time, will definitely dazzle you! 8:30p.m. After the show ends, drive through ROPPONGI HILLS and other places with CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATION. 9:30p.m. Return back to GRAND NIKKO TOKYO DAIBA HOTEL. ( B, D ) Nov 07 THURSDAY TOKYO (shopping & illumination tour)______ Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast some leisure time on your own. 2:30p.m. Bus departs for TOKYO DOME via SUGAMO. 3:00- 4:30p.m. Some shopping time at SUGAMO “Senior Citizen Harajuku” Dinner at TOKYO DOME HOTEL After dinner, walk around TOKYO DOME to see their WINTER ILLUMINATIONS. 8:30p.m. Return back to GRAND NIKKO TOKYO DAIBA HOTEL. ( B, D ) Nov 08 FRIDAY TOKYO __________________________ Breakfast at hotel. Today is your last day to explore Tokyo on your own. On a clear day, you can take the bus from Odaiba to TOKYO SKYTREE. (1way by bus is ¥600; TOKYO SKYTREE OBSERVATION DECK (Floor 350): ¥2060 per person) Nov 09 SATURDAY TOKYO (NARITA) – HONOLULU_______ Buffet breakfast at the hotel. 12:00p.m. Regular check-out time at the hotel.Your baggage will be stored with the Bell Desk. Free time at your leisure until our departure time. 4:00p.m. Depart hotel for NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT on chartered bus. 5:30p.m. Upon arrival, please have your passports ready. You will then check-in at the Japan Airlines Counter individually or as a family. After check-in, you will have some free time to have a snack and do last minute shopping. 8:40p.m. Depart on Japan Airlines Flt.#780 bound for Honolulu. A meal will be served one hour after take-off. Crossing the International Date Line, you will arrive in Honolulu on the same day you departed Japan, Saturday morning.